purpose: to assess whether bromocriptine-rebound method (brm) can improve pregnancy   outcomes compared to long protocol after intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycles (icsis).   materials and methods: a total of 114 women underwent icsi. pregnancy outcomes and   hormonal data were compared between two groups, i.e. long protocol and brm. ovulatory   women with normal serum prolactin levels were ...

conclusions simvastatin effectively improved hyperandrogenism signs and symptoms in patients with pco, but this effect as a pretreatment regiment was not more expressive than metformin in icsi cycle outcome. patients and methods in this prospective, double blind, randomized clinical trial the efficacy of these drugs was evaluated in 40 women with pco syndrome (20 patients in each group; a: simv...

background: the sperm count and function may be affected by karyotype abnormalities or microdeletion in y chromosome. these genetic abnormalities can probably transmit to the children. objective: in this study, we tried to determine the frequency of karyotype abnormalities and y chromosome microdeletions in severe oligospermic or azoospermic men who fathered sons by icsi. materials and methods:...

In men with prior vasectomy, microsurgical reconstruction of the reproductive tract is more cost-effective than sperm retrieval with in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection if the obstructive interval is less than 15 years and no female fertility risk factors are present. If epididymal obstruction is detected or advanced female age is present, the decision to use either micr...

Assisted reproductive techniques have been a great blessing for the infertile couple. Some have questioned their use, citing the unknown risk to the unborn child. The emergence of one of the newest techniques, intracytoplasmic sperm injection, has again sparked debate on the ethics of assisted reproductive techniques. Those who oppose intracytoplasmic sperm injections use are primarily concerne...